Friday, 11 April 2014

Congratulations to Emily Lynch and Ross Ryder of the IADT Animation Society for following up their success with Louise Bagnall's recent fantastic talk with a one hundred and fifty minute epic talk and presentation by Eamonn O Neill! Entitled 'things I thought and things I think...'

Key Eamonn O Neill learnings from the evening...99.9% of engineers do NOT make guitar pedals...Be transparent (be open and honest with people)... (this actually comes from Eimhin)It HAS to be human!Make rules, set boundaries and start thinking about your work... Rules shouldn't be arbitrary, they should be based on the emotional intent of your film...Just because you can, doesn't mean you should... Be economic.Have BALLS - be scared - safe is boring.Personal is universal! The more personal it is, the more universal it is.Make work and show people. (get it out there, you don't know who's watching)

from eamonnoneill.ie

You get the work that you DO!BAD experiences are STILL experiences.There's politics and bullshit EVERYWHERE!The grass is not always greener.Reach out, ask questions, be a sponge.You make your own luck (good luck follows hard work, work hard and get lucky)...Learn always, because skills are brillz...GO for stuff, you have nothing to lose!It's okay NOT to know!Don't plateau (just keep moving forward, keep trying to progress)Say thanks - don't be a dick to people, there's enough dickheads EVERYWHERE!Inspirational stuff! A joy to hear!www.eamonnoneill.ie

Saturday, 5 April 2014

Highly talented (but impoverished) award year Animation students from IADT are holding an off-campus exhibition/screening/event in Dublin's Lighthouse Cinema and Block T in June. The kids are funding the exhibition through cake sales and Fundit! Give generously and become part of the project!

We are all IADT students, but ALL GOOD THINGS is not an IADT event, it's completely independent and self-generated. However, hosting an exhibition and screening, printing artwork, creating a zine and serving food & refreshments doesn't come cheap, so we've set up a FUND IT campaign to help cover a portion of the costs. We'd appreciate any contribution you could make! In return we're offering a range of rewards, and you'd be investing in the night itself, our artwork, and our futures.